Beeson Divinity School Podcast

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Jay Thomas, lead pastor of Chapel Hill Bible Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and a preaching fellow for Beeson's Spirit and Power Project.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Jacob and Suzanne Simmons, the 2026 Beeson Alumni of the Year.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with longtime Beeson preaching professor Robert Smith Jr., who recently came back to Beeson to deliver the 2026 William E. Conger Biblical Preaching Lectures.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson alumna Hannah Attaway, senior pastor of Woodland Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with renowned New Testament scholar John Barclay, who recently visited Beeson as this year's Biblical Studies lecturer.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson student Levi Bailey about his Beeson experience and plans for ministry.

In this week's episode, Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with former Beeson associate dean Grant Taylor and his wife, Becca, who serve the Lord in Australia, where Grant is Academic Dean and Lecturer in New Testament at Trinity Theological College. Becca recently served as an events coordinator for Church Missionary Society Western Australia and now is deeply involved in her children’s school and sh...

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with pastor Adam Dooley, who will be one of the speakers at this summer's preaching conference.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson professor Reginald Calvert, who also serves as pastor of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Bessemer, Alabama.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson research professor Gerald Bray about his recent book, "Reading the Bible with Ten Church Fathers."

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Master of Arts in Christian Counseling student Hila Grace Allman about her time at Beeson.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Alton Hardy, lead pastor and founder of Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield, Alabama.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with ThM students Daniel Lee and Jonathan Fletcher. Jonathan also serves as the program assistant for Beeson’s Global Center, while Daniel serves as the program manager for Samford’s Center for Worship and the Arts.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with Beeson alumni and missionaries Taylor and Lydia Whitley.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with professor Doug Webster, who reflects on his time at Beeson as he prepares to retire at the end of the current academic year.

Dean Douglas Sweeney sits down with SGA President JT Reeves.

Dean Douglas A. Sweeney sits down with Blake and Erin Dean, both of whom graduated with their MDiv in fall 2025. Blake now serves as Beeson's recruitment coordinator and alumni relations officer, while Erin serves as director of children's ministry at St. Peter's Anglican Church.

Today's episode is a very special Christmas episode featuring the topic of Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel at Beeson Divinity School. Our guests, Timothy George and Stefana Dan Laing, teach us about the history, art and theology of the chapel.

Dean Sweeney sits down with Center for Pastor Theologians President Joel Lawrence, who recently preached at Beeson's fall commencement.

Dean Douglas Sweeney talks with fall 2025 graduates Nancy Hartin and Margot Cooney about their time at Beeson.

Dean Sweeney talks with Beeson student Caroline Bass about her experience in Israel over the summer.

Beeson's Methodist Chair of Divinity Tim Tennent talks with Carolyn Moore, a bishop in the Global Methodist Church.

Dean Sweeney sits down with highly-acclaimed author Christopher Watkin, who recently spent some time at Beeson to discuss an upcoming book on cultural apologetics he has contributed to. Joining them is Josh Chatraw, Beeson’s Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement, who also contributed to the book, “The Gospel After Christendom.”

Dean Sweeney talks with this year's Reformation Heritage Lectures speaker, Ronald Rittgers of Duke University.